Davide Santon is putting in triple training sessions to get back for Newcastle United.
But the Italian defender - who had a knee operation in the summer - has not put a timetable on his comeback.
Santon said: "I'm training three times a day, every day.
"Because I have been out for a long time, I have to see how I feel with my knee."
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